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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
671
9195
31277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
667
9176
31220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
634
9058
30977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
410
7414
26661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
72
1826
5708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
71
1824
5704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
69
1816
5692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1097
3126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
996
2831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
36
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
24
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
24 Genera with 45 Species
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Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Arctonotus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Axia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 190814SpeciesTaxom
Hyloicus Linnaeus, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 17722SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
45 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos clavipes clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Agrius batatae (Christoph, 1884)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852
Axia margarita Hübner, 1813
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Deilephila tithymali (Boisduval, 1834)⇒ Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles dahlii Geyer, 1827Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758
Hyles galii (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789Sea Thorn Hawk-moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles lineata livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798Greater Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Hyles vandalusica Rebel, 1910
Hyles viverina Dso., 1908
Hyloicus maurorum (Jordan, 1931)⇒ Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931
Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892Aspen Hawk-moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775Oak hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772Willowherb hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772Willowherb Hawkmoth
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Smerinthus ocellata ocellata Linnaeus, 1758
Smerinthus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931Southern Pine Hawk-moth
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Spain
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
16
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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